This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 46 that begins with:

God's condescension to human affairs.
Up to the Lord, that reigns on high,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc ddXd aeae aaaa cdXd bfbf aXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101001001 10011111 11010001 11010101 11110101 11110111 10011001 01010101 11010101 11110101 11011101 10111101 11011101 11011101 11001101 11010101 01010101 11011111 00010011 111001010 11110101 01110101 11010001 11010111 01110101 11110101 01010011 00111111 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, to, our are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase god connects the lines.

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  • summary of Hymn 46;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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